Ginny & Georgia Fans Not Exactly Hyped for Marcus Even After Redemption Arc
Ginny's boyfriend is still hated by most of the fandom.
Netflix's melodrama about a mother and a daughter who are only 15 years apart in age surprisingly became one of the most popular teen series in the streaming giant's vast catalog of projects earlier this year, all thanks to the superbly written and acted chemistry between the main characters. And while Ginny and her mom, Georgia, seem perfect for each other, even though their relationship is going through a rough patch right now, the same can't be said for Ginny's on-and-off boyfriend Marcus.
When he was first introduced, fans fell head over heels for this adorably handsome boy who looked and acted just as weird as Ginny. However, Marcus was dating Padma at the time, so many people concluded that he would be Ginny's friend, not her boyfriend.
Well, Marcus had a different idea, as he cheated on Padma with Ginny without telling either of them, and decided to finally dump Padma after realizing that Ginny wanted to be with him. Yikes.
Also, after he spent some time with Ginny and started to do drugs, Marcus decided to leave his girlfriend, arguing that Ginny was too good for him and he didn't deserve to be with her. Obviously, this broke the girl's hearts and the fans began to hate Marcus even more than before.
However, after all the lame things he did, the writers decided to redeem him by revealing that Marcus was actually struggling with depression all along. But even with that in mind, viewers feel that Marcus is still intrinsically a bad person, even if he has had some mental problems.
'I feel like everyone ignores his shitty behavior because he somehow changed later and turned out to have depression. That can't compensate for the things he did. I'm just pointing out that he's bad at first. And we shouldn't ignore that. If he treated Padma this way, then maybe someday he'd do the same to Ginny,' a fan pointed out.
It looks like people aren't ready to absolve Marcus of his sins in anticipation of Season 3, as he still has a lot of work to do to make fans excited about his and Ginny's relationship again.
Source: Reddit.